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Kevin Klehr 🏳️‍🌈Several samples of my work. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/shortreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shortreads</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shortstories</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/booksky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booksky</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://kevinklehr.com/books-and-stories/short-stories/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://kevinklehr.com/books-and-stories/short-stories/</a>

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Stephanie BurgisThis short story is just delightful, a perfect tribute to all those hucksters and storytellers in many of our family trees. ;) <a href="https://escapepod.org/2017/05/11/ep575-red-kelly-owns-the-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://escapepod.org/2017/05/11/ep575-red-kelly-owns-the-moon/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reading</a>

Dark Holme PublishingGot a terrifying tale in 500 words or less? 🖤Submit your microhorror story to Whispers From Beyond, the webzine for Dark Descent. Share your dark voice with fans of the macabre.📖 Submission link: <a href="https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/darkdescentsubmissions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/darkdescentsubmissions</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkDescent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DarkDescent</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HorrorWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HorrorWriters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horrorcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#horrorcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkesttales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#darkesttales</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horrorcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#horrorcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#darkfantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#anthologies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#kindle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#shortstories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/twistedtales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#twistedtales</a>

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A. P. Howell“The Mermaid Who Declined the Sea Witch’s Offer and Is Doing Just Fine, Thanks for Asking”My latest story is online today at <a href="https://corvidqueen.com/stories/the-mermaid-who-declined-ap-howell" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Corvid Queen</a>: “The Mermaid Who Declined the Sea Witch’s Offer and Is Doing Just Fine, Thanks for Asking.” It’s very short and exactly what it says on the tin. I hope you enjoy reading it.Kelly Sikkema (Unsplash)This is a weird little piece for me. It’s one of two things that I initially conceived as a comic.1 Note that I am not a comic artist. Or any sort of visual artist. I’ve certainly enjoyed drawing, especially as a kid and young adult, but it’s something I would need to invest lots of time and effort in if I wanted to bring my skills up to snuff. (And that’s something I may do…but if so, it’ll be because I want to do some drawing and have fun, not because I’ve given myself a work assignment.)Since words-and-pictures were not on the table, I decided to do words-and-stage-directions. When I do this, I tend to think of it less as a script/screenplay format, and more like those dialog-heavy (or -exclusive) shorts by Terry Bisson that appeared so frequently when I was reading Asimov’s in the early ’90s. (There I go dating myself, as well as producing some difficult-to-sell stories.) I usually write conventional prose, but playing with format from time to time can be fun. And as someone who has little personal interest in fanfic, I thought it would be amusing to write a “Little Mermaid” coffee shop AU story. <ol><li>The other is much longer and weirdly shaped, and it was really just the opening I thought of as a comic. If that thing ever ends up seeing the light of day, it is highly unlikely to have a visual component. ↩︎</li></ol><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://aphowell.com/tag/corvid-queen/" target="_blank">#corvidQueen</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://aphowell.com/tag/fantasy/" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://aphowell.com/tag/flash-fiction/" target="_blank">#flashFiction</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://aphowell.com/tag/short-stories/" target="_blank">#shortStories</a>

Stephen L. ThompsonMost beginning writers are given the advice of “Write what you know,” which often results in lots of stories of authors arguing with their muse, the frustration of having too few – or too many – ideas, and other such topics familiar to writers. The Uncapped Pen contains fifty of my short stories dealing with some aspect of writing. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKL2Z3G3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKL2Z3G3</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ShortStories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Author</a>

Dark Holme Publishing🔥 Pre-order Alert! 🔥Ethereal Nightmares: The Final Awakening is here to haunt your nights. Dive into Book 3 of the trilogy, where darkness takes form and fear becomes flesh. Releases May 12th. Can you handle the dread? 📖 **Secure your copy now:** 🔗 Amazon:<a href="https://tinyurl.com/Final-Awakening" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://tinyurl.com/Final-Awakening</a> (Kindle) 🔗 Dark Holme: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/Dark-Holme-store" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://tinyurl.com/Dark-Holme-store</a> (Paperback & Hardback)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HorrorFans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HorrorFans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horrorreaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#horrorreaders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkesttales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#darkesttales</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#darkfantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#anthologies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#kindle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#shortstories</a>

Laura Blackwell (she/her)This week's Story Hour was refreshing! <a href="https://wandering.shop/@soniafocke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@soniafocke</a> read us an enchanting undersea journey, and <a href="https://xoxo.zone/@curtiscchen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@curtiscchen</a> read us a WIP that had us rolling in the metaphorical aisles and cracking wise in the literal chat. Two wonderful performances—and you can still watch, on either Facebook or YouTube! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryHour2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StoryHour2020</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SFF</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SoniaFocke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoniaFocke</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CurtisCChen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CurtisCChen</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/997167075702302" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/997167075702302</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du6g6VxBWUc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du6g6VxBWUc</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsSalman Rushdie to publish new collection of stories, The Eleventh HourThe first fiction the author has written since he was attacked in 2022 comprises three novellas and two shorter works set across India, England and the US Salman Rushdie will publish a new collection of stories later this year,… <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/27/salman-rushdie-to-publish-new-collection-of-stories-the-eleventh-hour" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/27/salman-rushdie-to-publish-new-collection-of-stories-the-eleventh-hour</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/SalmanRushdie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SalmanRushdie</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shortstories</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

Culture | The Guardian USSalman Rushdie to publish new collection of stories, The Eleventh Hour <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/27/salman-rushdie-to-publish-new-collection-of-stories-the-eleventh-hour" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/27/salman-rushdie-to-publish-new-collection-of-stories-the-eleventh-hour</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SalmanRushdie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SalmanRushdie</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shortstories</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Publishing</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a>

Rebecca BrynFor 'Ooh, Air Margrit' (embarrassingly true) and other free short stories and blogs about books, deals, and new releases www.rebeccabrynblog.wordpress.com <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#free</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#shortstories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flashfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#flashfiction</a>

tbaooSearch for odd short stories no longer, or at least rest a while. The answer, my friends, is not blowing in the wind but is parked on the eBook platform of your choice. "A Story or Two to Tell" <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4APpek" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">books2read.com/u/4APpek</a> "More Stories to Tell" <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4A0jyp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">books2read.com/u/4A0jyp</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WritingCommunity" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ShortStories" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a>

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